Allen T. Paredes

Lieutenant General Allen Trio Paredes is a Filipino General who currently serves as the incumbent Chief of the Air Force, replacing Lieutenant General Rozzano D. Briguez. He served as the former commander of the Air Logistics Command and the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing. As PAF Chief, he formulated a new leadership command framework: "Take the Lead, Soar as One".

Allen T. Paredes

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Lieutenant General Allen T. Paredes
BornPhilippines
Allegiance Philippines
Service/branch Philippine Air Force
Years of service1988 - present
Rank Lieutenant general
UnitChief of the Air Force
Air Logistics Command
Chief of the Air Force Staff
250th Presidential Airlift Wing
Tactical Operations Group 10
410th Maintenance Wing
420th Supply Wing
Air Force Research & Development Center
Battles/warsIslamic insurgency in the Philippines
CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion
Awards Legionnaire, Philippine Legion of Honor
Distinguished Service Star
Gold Cross Medal
Outstanding Achievement Medal
Bronze Cross Medal
Military Merit Medal
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy
National Defense College of the Philippines (MNSA)

Early life and education

He finished schooling at the Victoria School Foundation in Marikina City in 1982, before attending at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1984, and graduated as a member of the PMA "Maringal" Class of 1988. He attended various courses locally and abroad, such as courses in the Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College and earned his Masters in National Security Administration (MNSA) at the National Defense College of the Philippines Class 48. He underwent military pilot training at Philippine Air Force School in Basilio Fernando Air Base in Lipa, Batangas in 1990.

Military career

After graduating the PMA in 1988, he started his junior days in the 15th Strike Wing as an attack pilot, conducting air support operations in Mindanao. He was primarily assigned on logistics and maintenance duties, where he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics, OA-4; and became commander of the Air Force Research & Development Center, the 410th Maintenance Wing and the 420th Supply Wing.

He also served as the commander of the Tactical Operations Group 10, based in Cagayan de Oro, and the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing, where he, then a Colonel, was part of a special committee during the Death of Jesse Robredo in 2012.[1]

He also served as the Chief of the Air Force Staff, and served as commander of the Air Logistics Command in 2018, before being appointed as the new Chief of the Air Force on January 16, 2020.[2]

Awards in Military Service

Personal life

He is married to Jewel L. Paredes, and they have one daughter.

References
  1. "Air logistics commander is new Air Force chief". Rappler. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. "New pilot-in-command takes over Air Force". cnn. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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